How Long to Read The New England Town Meeting

How Long Does it Take to Read The New England Town Meeting?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read The New England Town Meeting by Joseph F. Zimmerman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this groundbreaking study, Zimmerman explores the town meeting form of government in all New England states. This comprehensive work relies heavily upon surveys of town officers and citizens, interviews, and mastery of the scattered writing on the subject. Zimmerman finds that the stereotypes of the New England open town meeting advanced by its critics are a serious distortion of reality. He shows that voter superintendence of town affairs has proven to be effective, and there is no empirical evidence that thousands of small towns and cities with elected councils are governed better. Whereas the relatively small voter attendance suggests that interest groups can control town meetings, their influence has been offset effectively by the development of town advisory committees, particularly the finance committee and the planning board, which are effective counterbalances to pressure groups. Zimmerman provides a new conception of town meeting democracy, positing that the meeting is a de facto representative legislative body with two safety valves—open access to all voters and the initiative to add articles to the warrant, and the calling of special meetings to reconsider decisions made at the preceding town meeting. And, as Zimmerman points out, a third safety valve—the protest referendum—can be adopted by a town meeting.

How long is The New England Town Meeting?

The New England Town Meeting by Joseph F. Zimmerman is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The New England Town Meeting Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read The New England Town Meeting aloud.

What Reading Level is The New England Town Meeting?

The New England Town Meeting is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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